Machine for forming hollow glassware



April 18, 1933. J. F. RULE 1,904,985 MACHINE FOR FORMING HOLLOW GLASSWARE Filed Sept. 15, 1927 3 23 5| 1 as 26 20 'H III 0 o:(). z)

H I W Ii! /5 /8 I I! 1} j I6 lI T I 52 I -I-- 34 E glass w comprises a Apr. 18, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENfn. oFmcs JOHN 1*.BULE, OI TOLEDO, OHIO .nacn'nm Ion rename HOLLOW emsswann Application fled September 15, 1927.. Serial Io. 219,596.

10 thereof and expande to hollow form by an pressure supphed through the lower end of the mold, after which the parison thus formed is transferred to a finishing mold and blown to its final shape.

16 111 machines of the type indicated, it it found in practice that the method of forming the charge of glass, including the blowing thereof to hollow form within the blank mold, results in an uneven distribution of the glass over the side walls of the mold cavity, which gives to the finished ware an imperfect or wavy appearance.

An object of the resent invention is to overcome this objectlonable'feature by providing means for modifying and controlling the action of the glass as it is expanded in the blank mold and thus obtaim'nga more even distribution of the glass during such expansion. In its referred form, the invention glass contacting member or follower plate which, after the charge of glass has been introduced-into theblank mold and complacte'd therein in the usual manner, seats I on t e upper surface of the char e in the mold and 1s carried upward with t e charge as the latter is expanded upwardly in the mold by air pressure supplied throughthe lower end of the mold. This follower plate servesto control the distribution of the glass in a manner hereinafter set forth. Referring to the accompanying drawing:

Figure -1 is a sectional elevation view of a- POl'tlOllOf a machine to which my inven-' tion is applied.

Figure 2 is a view of'the blank mold and associated parts shown in Figure 1, but with the charge of glass blown to hollow form and the follower moved upward within the blow head.

Figure3 is an enlarged sectional view in an upward direction, at theplane of the line IIIII I on Figure 2.

The invention as illustrated is embodied in a glass forming machine comprising-a rotary mold carriage 10 on which are mounted a series of blank molds 11 and neck molds 12 in register therewith. The mold carriage may be rotated in the usual manner to bring the inverted blank molds .in succession past 13 are delivered to the molds. I t Associated with each blank is a funnel guide 14 carried on a plate 15 slidable radia charging station at which charges of glass. 5

ally of the mold carnage in guides 16. A, stationary cam 17 operates through connec- 85 tions 18 to periodically move the guide 14 inward to a position to guide a charge of glass into the mold. A blowing head 19 is also carried by the slide plate 15 and is periodically moved thereby to a position over the blank mold. The blowing head is moved vertically, into and out of engagement with the mold by means of an air motorv comprising a cylinder 20 mounted on the late 15, piston 21 and a piston rod 22 to whlch the blowing head is attached. Air under pressure is supplied to the c linder 20 and the blowing head 19 through exible pipe connections 23 and .24, respectivel from any suitable source (not shown) t e supply being controlled by valves contained within a valve box 25, said valves being actuated by stationary cams 26. Y

The glass blowing machine as this far decribed may be similar to that disclosed in the United States patent to Richard 86 LaFrance, Number 1,87 8,863, September 20,

1932, to which reference ma be had for a;

description of the entire mac ine- After a charge of glam 13 has been dropped into the ml the carrier utt 15 is moved outward to bring the blowing head 19 directly over the mold. Said head is then lowered into engagement with the mold, as shown in Figure 1, and air under pressure is supplied through the pipe .24 to compact the glass in the mold in the usual manner, and alsoto form the neck rtion of the bottle or other article The neck in 27 is then withdrawn, leaving an b ow opening in the blank. All under pressure is dlstrl' 'bution of v 'the lower end of a cylinder 29 which constitutes a piston slidable up and down within the blowing head 19. A stem 30 attached to the cylinder 29, extends upward through the hollow piston rod 22 and at its upper 'end is screw threaded to receive an adjustablenut 31 which seats on the upper end of the piston rod and thereby ad'ust ly limits the downward movement 0 the follower. plate. 'If desired, the follower may. be ad usted by means of the nut 31, so that it will be held 25 out of contact with the glass while the latter is being blown down and compacted in the mold by air pressure supplied through the blowing head. After this blow-down operation, the air pressure within the blow head is either cut oif or reduced, the neck pin 27 withdrawn and air pressure supplied through the neck mold in the usual manner to expand the glass: .During this expansion, the follower plate 28 rests on the upper'surface of o the glass and *is'carried u ward thereby as the glass is blown u ward mthe mold. Without the use 0 the follower plate, there s 'a more or less uneven distribution of the glass over the side walls of the mold. This. may be due to the fact that the glass in contact with the mold walls is chilled to a certam extent, so that when the upward blowing olperationtakes place" there a tendency for r t e hotter lass forming the interior of the- .45 apson' to real: thro h the more or less chilled 11' per surface of t e glass. Thisjcomparativ y hot ass rollmg' out into contact h with .thelmolif walls .combinedwith the chilled portions, produces an uneven surface in the parison walls,

- with the result v uneven 01 wavy 8P glass with moi-e01 less pressure during the upward expanding movement of the glass,

revents the interior'p'ortion of the mass from through in the manner above noted.

- otherwords, the of chilled glass. enveloping .the comparatively hot- :L' plastic. interior, remamsintact -.'and is s re o s me he p of the inold, wherebyan even; distribution of glass is obtamed,sothatthefinishedwareis free It from the defect above. noted. The follower cad '19 is'seated' on the'mold, is,

air-under pressure and having openings adjacent its lower end the compacting of the glass L machinefor formmg' hollow glass a articles, the combination of. a mold o n r so blow head movable to and from themold and' to se'at on the said open end of the I 'mol a p iston within the blowhead ada tedto be pro ected'downward into the moldmto,

thefinished ware has an P q 1 the present invention, the follower late? 28.,wh1ch bears on the upper surface 0' the 28. may be substantially the same diameter as the mold cavity, but is lpreferably of somewhat smaller diameter, e

aving an annular space 32 between the follower and the mold walls. Duringthe expansion of the parison,

a certain amount of air ressurema' be supplied through the blowing head, i desired. This pressure is transmitted through open-.- ings 33'and 34 inthe cylinder 29 tothe annular space 32. This air has a certain cooling efiect on the upper exposed surface of the glass fsurroundin the follower and also applies a'downwar pressure tothe glass, there-- preventing an upward movement of the g as between. the follower and thewalls' of the mold. It will also be noted that the air pressure supplied through the .blowing'head at this time causes the follower plateto bear down against the glass with a'corresponding pressure. This pressure increases the efiec tiveness of the follower plate in controlling the expanding movement'of the glass.

The follower plate 28 when at the upper limit of its movement in the blowing head, servesas a mold bottom. As shown in Figure 2, the plate 28 and surrounding blowing head form themold bottom or. closure plate and shape the end of the parison.

Modi cations may be resorted to within the spirit and scope'of my invention. .wWhatIclaimis:

1. In a machine for forminghollow: glass articles, the combination of amold open at its upper end to receive a charge of glassQa blow head movable to and from the mold and ada ted to seat on the said open end of the .mol a piston within the blow head adapted to be projected downward intothe mold into position to rest on the glass in the mold, and means for supplying air to the blow head for com acting the less in the mold, said pis ton movab e upwardl by'the pressure of the ass thereon 'whent e glassls blown upwar .in the mold by air pressure sup through the lower end thereof,- sa'id.p1ston. being of hollow c lindrical formatign apld aving openings'a jacent itsup ,r en to fromfth blow head filer thelsrion of the air 0 mo in the moli l 2. In a pressure into its upper end to receive a chargefof g ass, :a

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positlonto reston theglass in theni'old, means for sugilymhgssaintplfhe blow head fo m "in emold said. is ttin movibfe upwardltfi 9 thereon when e glasses blown lied, P no a bythe pressure the a. upward in mold by. air v a ber, 1927.

through the lower end thereof, said piston being of hollow cylindrical formation and having openings adjacent its up r end to admit air under pressure from the low head and having openings adjacent its lower end for the transmission of'the air pressure into the mold during the com acting of the glass in the mold, and means or maintaining the air pressure in and through said piston during the expansion of the glass in the mold.

3. In a machine for forming hollow glass articles, the combination of a mold, an air .motor above the mold comprlsing. a vertically reciprocable piston and a downwardly ex- I tending piston rod, a blow head carried by the .piston rod and movable/downward thereby to seat on the mold, a sec( 1d iston mounted in the blow band for up an down movement therein, and means for supplying air under pressure to the blow head when the latter is seated on the mold and thereby pro-- jecting said second piston downward into the mold said second piston being movable upwardly by the pressure of a parison of glass in the mold when the lass is 'blown upward by air pressure supplled through the lower end of the mold, said second piston being of hollow cylindrical formation and provided a with openings through the walls thereof to transmit air pressure from the blow head to the mold for compacting the charge of glass in the mold and to permit air pressure to be maintained in the mold above the glass, and

also to maintain a regulated pressure of the piston on the upper surface of the glasswhile thekparison" is eing blown upward in'the mo Si ed at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and tateof Ohio, this 13th day of Septem- JOHN F; RULE. 

